Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentlewomanly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gen-tle-wom-an-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the manners or behavior of a gentlewoman; having social graces; polite.

Example Sentences

"Not but I give her a good Gentlewomanly Education; for I have taught her ſeveral Tunes, my ſelf, upon the Dulcimer; and to ſave the charge of a Singing Maſter, I let her go once a Week, with her Maid, in the Upper Gallery, to learn the Songs out of the Opera."
"In about three Days more, they arrived ſafe, at Hamſted, and ſtopping at the Court of a large Houſe, that was delightfully ſituated, they were welcomed by a Gentlewomanly looking Matron, whom James had fixed for Houſekeeper, about a Fortnight before."
"It was almost as if they were members of an ancient family under some curse—they were so gentlewomanly, so proper, and they sighed so."

Etymology

From gentlewoman + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gentlewoman

Inflected Forms

more gentlewomanly (comparative) most gentlewomanly (superlative)

Derived Forms

gentlewomanliness

Questions

What does gentlewomanly mean?: Having the manners or behavior of a gentlewoman; having social graces; polite.
Where does gentlewomanly come from?: From gentlewoman + -ly.

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